Perflation

/pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of perflating, or blowing through. obsolete

    "That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows"

Example

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"That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows"

Etymology

Latin perflatio.

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